I agree, I think this tactical voting, *cough* rating system is a bit iffy, it should be accompany the number of posts you have, like an intermediate rank. So you have merc, then you have 1 star for 40 posts, 2 stars when you reach 80 etc until you reach Jedi Knight or whatever.

Personally, the rating system doesn't really bother me, nor do the number of posts. It's sufficient for me just to be able to put my point across, and to Force Long Post on occasion. Besides, the number of posts keeps getting knocked out by all these glitches and forum swappings, so it's a bit pointless keeping track of them at the moment.